Nozzle-holder.



No 829,084. PATENTED AUG. 21, 1906. G; S. NORTHROP.

NOZZLE HOLDER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 29, 1905.

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CLAUDE S. NORTHROP. OF DENVER, COLORADO. ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRD TO CHARLES HAMILTON, ONE-SIXTH 'IO H. BYRD NORTH- ROP, AND ONE-SIXTH TO FREDERICK T. HENRY, OF DENVER,

. COLORADO.

NOZZLE-HOLDER.

Ap licatiou filed May 29,

To all whom it WI/09y concern.-

Be it known that I, CLAUDE S. NORTHROP, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nozzle-Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in nozzle-holders for garden-hose, my object being to provide a device of this class which shall be exceedingly simple in construction, economical in cost, reliable, durable, and eflicient in use; and to these ends the invention consists of the features, arrangements, and combinations hereinafter described and claimed, all of which will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device in use. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same shown on a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section taken through the support, showing the nozzle-holder in elevation and at right angles to that shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 shows the blank from which the nozzle-holder may be formed.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a suitable support comprising a top 6 and a number of legs 7, to which the top is connected. This top consists of a ring upon which is mounted a crossbar 8, whose extremities are bifurcated, as shown at 9, to straddle the inner edge of the ring and slide freely thereon. The crossbar Sis composed of two members 12 and 12?, connected by screws 13. As shown in the drawings, the inner edge of the ring is beveled on its under side, and the lower member 12 of the cross-bar is also slightly beveled to fit the bevel of the ring. These details, however, are not important, and the construction may be greatly modified without in any manner departing from the spirit of the in- Patented Aug. 21. 1906.

1905. Serial No. 262,883-

'3 vention. Connected with the cross-bar 5 is the nozzle-holder proper, which I will designate in its entirety by the numeral 14. This device consists of a clasp 15 and a ring or 17, formed in the cross-bar 8, and is held in any desired position of adjustment by a setscrew 18, threaded in the lower member of the cross-bar and engaging the band or ring 16. By moving this band on the cross-bar or sliding it through the opening 17 in the one direction or the other the inclination of the bottom 19 of the clasp may be regulated, whereby the nozzle 20 of the hose 21 may be held at any desired inclination. When it is desired to change the inclination of'the nozzle, it is only necessary to loosen the set screw 18, slide the band 16 through the opening 17, and then again tighten the set-screw. The nozzle-holder 14, as shown in the drawings, is made from the integral blank piece of metal shown in Fig. 5. The part 15 is bent upwardly on opposite sides of the band 16, after which the latter is bent and passed through the opening 17 of the cross-bar and further bent so that its extremity 22 is passed through an aperture 23, forming a hook whereby the device is held securely in place on the cross-bar. If desired to remove the nozzle-holder from the cross-bar of the supporting-standard, the hook 22 may be bent upwardly sufficiently for the purpose. While it is preferred to manufacture the nozzleas illustrated in the drawings, it is evident that it is not absolutely necessary that this should be done, as other specific forms of construction may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

From the foregoing description the use and operation of my improved device will be readily understood. Assuming that the nozzle and hose are in the position illustrated in Fig. 1, if it is desired to change the inclination of the nozzle it is only necessary to loosen the set-screw and slide the band through the opening 17 of the cross-bar in the one direction or the other, according as it is desired to throwthe discharge extremity of the nozzle either upwardly or downwardly. Again, if it is desired to change the direction of the discharge from the nozzle it is only band 16, which passes through an opening holder 14 out of a single piece of sheet metal,

necessary to turn the cross-bar 8 on its support, and this may readily be done, since the bifurcated extremities 9 of the cross-bar are adapted to slide freely on the ring, as heretofore explained.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a nozzle holder, the combination with a suitable support, of a nozzle-holder proper consisting of a clasp adapted to receive the nozzle, and a band fixedly connected with the clasp at one extremity, extending at right angles to a plane'passed transversely through the clasp, the said band passing through an opening formed in the support and adjustabl connected with the latter for the purpose 0 regulating the position of the nozzle, the other extremity of the band being detachably connected with the clasp.

'2. The combination with a support con sisting of a ring mounted upon legs, of a cross-bar Whose extremities are bifurcated to engage the ring and sli-dable thereon, and a nozzle-holder proper adjustably connected with the cross-bar for the purpose of regulating the inclination of the nozzle.

3. 'The combination of a support including a ring, a device having bifurcated extremities engaging the ring and slidable thereon, and a nozzle-holder proper adjustably connec'tedwith the device, for the purpose of regulating "the inclination of the nozzle.

4. The combination of a support provided with a ring, a bridge-piece whose extremities are slidably connected with the ring, a nozzle-holder proper consisting of a clasp and a band or ring below the clasp and passing through an opening formed in the central part of the bridge-piece, and a set-screw threaded in the bridge-piece and adapted to engage the said band for the purpose of se curing the nozzle-holder in the desired position of adjustment.

5. A nozzle-holder formed from an integral piece of sheet metal and consisting of a clasp adapted to receive the nozzle, and a ring or band, one extremity of which is integral with the clasp portion of the device while the opposite or free extremity is passed through an opening formed in the clasp part of the device and formed into a hook.

6. The combination of a support consisting of a ring and a bridge-piece whose extremities engage the ring and are slidable thereon, and a nozzle-holder formed from an integral piece of sheet metal and consisting of a clasp and a band passed through an opening formed in the bridgepiece and having a hook engaging an aperture formed in the clasp, and a set-screw threaded in the bridgepiece and engaging the band for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLAUDE S. NORTHROP.

Witnesses:

.A. J. OBRIEN, DENA NELSON. 

